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William Shakespeare

The most famous playwright in the English language. His plays and poems have been studied in high schools, colleges and universities for years. Hollywood has been adapting, updating, and making movies about him since 1899. Explore the world of Shakespeare here.

For Shakespeare's sonnets and poems, see the poetry page.

Criticisms and Interpretations

For most people, Shakespearean is a different language. Whether studying the plays in class or watching it on stage, these books will help explain what excatly is going on.

The Shakespeare Encyclopedia: the complete guide to the man and his works

Call Number: REFERENCE 822.33 Shakespeare

This is a beautifully illustrated books that covers all of Shakespeare's plays, sonnets and poems. It includes essays on London and the English Renaissance, the use of language, and the appeal of Shakespeare. Students will find the character relationship charts for the plays especially useful.

So Long as Men Can Breathe: the untold story of Shakespeare's Sonnets - Clinton Heylin

Call Number: 821.3 Shakespeare

A history on the publication of the sonnets, rather than an interpration, this book explores the problem of unauthorized editions and follows the debate on teh authorship of the poems.

Shakespeare and Modern Culture - Marjorie Garber

Call Number: 822.33 Garber

Shakepeare expert Marjoire Garber's new work take the premise that Shakespeare makes modern culture and that modern culture makes Shakespeare.” She uses Shakespeare's ten most popular plays to make her argument.

Shakespeare for Students

Call Number: REFERENCE 822.33 Shakespeare

Each entry includes an introduction, principal characters, plot synopsis, principal topics, character studies, conclusion, overviews, and other topics appropriate to each play.

The Rough Guide to Shakespeare: the plays, the poems, the life - Andrew Dickson

Call Number: 822.33 Shakespeare

Although the Rough Guide series is more known for its travel books, they also take on other subjects. For Shakespeare they include summeries of all the plays, character lists, stage histories, and recommended media, like DVDs and graphic novel adaptions.

The Theatergoer's guide to Shakespeare - Robert Thomas Fallon

Call Number: 822.33 Fallon

An act by act guide to all of Shakespeare's plays. Good for students and theater buffs.

Biographies

There is not much that is known about Shakespeare, but a lot that is speculated. These biographies cover the latest theories.

Soul of the Age: a biography of the mind of Shakespeare - Jonathan Bate

Call Number: 822.33 Shakespeare Biography

Bate's Soul of the Age tells the story of the great dramatist while deducing the crucial events of Shakespeare's life, connecting those events to his world and work as never before, and revealing how this unsurpassed artist came to be.

The Lodger: his life on Silver Street - Charles Nicholl

Call Number: 822.33 Shakespeare Biography

A court case from 1612 was discovered, in which William Shakespeare gave evidence. It is the only occasion on which his actual spoken words were recorded. Using the court testimony as a springboard, Charles Nicholl examines this period in Shakespeare's life.